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Our indexed repository of insights and reads on Spanish wine
10 Dynamic Wines From Spain to Drink Now
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"Great bottles are being made all over the world, but right now no country’s are as exciting or compelling as Spain’s. Spain is the most dynamic wine-producing country in the world."
Great bottles are being made all over the world, but right now no country’s are as exciting or compelling as Spain’s.
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Nowhere else do I see such a concentration of thoughtful, talented and inventive winemakers from all parts of a country offering such a profusion of exceptional wines that are both true to tradition yet innovative." (New York Times)
Your Next Lesson: Fino Sherry
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"Despite the alcohol level, good fino is delicate in texture and great with food. It should never feel heavy, and the best finos are complex and refreshing. Manzanilla is a particular form of fino sherry produced only in the seaside town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, where it develops a tangy sea-salt aroma and a texture that’s almost fragile compared with other finos." (New York Times)
From the Land of Bold Reds: 10 Superb Spanish Whites
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"On the whole, though, Spain brings to mind the world of red Riojas and Ribera del Dueros, Priorats and myriad others from the Mediterranean coast and the interior made of grapes like garnacha, monastrell and bobal. This is why I’ve been so intrigued over the last few years to taste such unusual and captivating white wines coming from every corner of Spain, from Galicia in the northwest to Catalonia in the northeast to Jerez in the south to the Canary Islands in the Atlantic... the rewards of these wines are plentiful, even if, for now, you have to keep them in the back of your mind until you find yourself looking at a great Spanish wine list or stumbling upon a wine shop that has invested in Spain. What makes them so unusual? The grapes for a start. These bottles are made of albariño, palomino, treixadura, godello and garnacha blanca, among a few others. You may encounter them elsewhere, as in Spain’s Iberian neighbor Portugal, but not often beyond that. Most of all, though, it’s the combination of searching for winemakers who are simultaneously looking backward and forward, conscientious farmers — just about all these wines are made from organic or biodynamically grown grapes or the equivalent — and Spain’s own singular wine culture." (The New York Times)